George Bissett Elementary

News Archive

June 26th, 2022

Good Afternoon,

We are entering the final week of the school year. Tomorrow is our Moving up Ceremony. We will celebrate the elementary years of our grade 6 students going to junior high in...

June 20th, 2022

Good Afternoon,

Happy Father’s Day! I hope you are enjoying the day with all the special people in your life! The first day of summer is Tuesday. Hopefully we'll have lots of warm, sunny...

June 17th, 2022

Dear Families,

Lots of learning continues to take place at school. Last week, students had an opportunity to work with their learning buddies to place soil in their classes’ garden box....

June 5th, 2022

Hi Families,

We are beginning our garden program at school this week. We will be installing garden boxes for each class in the front of the school on Monday or Tuesday. We are hoping that...

May 30th, 2022

Dear Families,

The final month of school is approaching fast. Although most would think that things are beginning to wind down, it is completely the opposite. The speed of school has picked...

May 24th, 2022

Dear Families,

The long weekend weather started off nice. Looking forward to more longer days that June brings, and warm, sunny weather.

A gift card and cell phone were found on...

May 16th, 2022

Dear Families,

We would like to thank all the volunteers who chaperoned our field trip last Thursday. We couldn’t have picked a nicer day for it.  Everyone seemed to enjoy the day!

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May 9th, 2022

Good Afternoon Families,

We hope all the important people in our students’ lives have a very special Mother’s Day!  We are excited for our field trip to watch “The Lion King” at Prince...

May 2nd, 2022

Hello Families,

Welcome to the month of May! It is hard to believe that we are now in the final two months of the 2021-2022 school year. We are planning for the 2022-2023 school year. We...

April 25th, 2022

Good Afternoon Families,

I have exciting news to share: the framework for our new outdoor classroom has been installed. The rest of the outdoor classroom should be in place within the next...

April 18th, 2022

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Good Afternoon Families,

I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable long weekend! Temperatures are starting to get warmer. With Spring upon us, the school grounds are quite muddy....

April 11th, 2022

Hello Families,

We hope you enjoyed the weekend. It was nice chatting with parents/guardians in person at our Parent-Teacher on Thursday. For some, it was the first time seeing the inside...

April 5th, 2022

Welcome to the first week of April!

 

Students and staff enjoyed April Fool’s Day! There were a lot of fun and creative pranks pulled off! It is great to be principal of a school...

March 25th, 2022

Welcome Back Families,

 

We were excited to welcome students back last week after the March Break. It was evident that students loved being back at school and spending time with...

March 23rd, 2022

Welcome Back Families,

I hope everyone had a great March Break and an opportunity to enjoy some extra time with your children.

The school enjoyed Spirit Days prior to the March Break...

December 12th, 2021

Dear Families,

It is amazing to be entering the first full week of December. Temperatures and the weather fluctuate from day to day. It is warm and sunny one moment, and cold and snowy the...

November 29th, 2021

Good Afternoon Families,


Report Cards and Parent-Teacher Interviews took place last week. Hopefully you had an opportunity to talk to your child(ren)’s teacher(s) about their...

November 29th, 2021

Good Afternoon Families,
We are quickly moving through November. On Friday, teachers spent the day reviewing students’ achievement in reading, writing, and math to assess where they are as...

November 14th, 2021

Good Afternoon Families,


We continue to have some close calls near the crosswalk at the entrance to the school. Entrance to the school parking lot is restricted to staff, deliveries...

November 8th, 2021

Good Afternoon Families,

Did you remember to set your clocks back an hour Saturday night? Last Monday, some cell phone customers had their clocks setback an hour. Hopefully, this didn’t...